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Recent Examples of consummate
Adjective
And to work with Angela Lansbury, an icon who was just a consummate professional, was a gift. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025 In short, in both proclamations Lincoln was a consummate lawyer who paid exquisite attention to questions of constitutionality and scrupulously honored his oath of office to act under the Constitution, not over or outside it. Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
If consummated, Paramount CEO David Ellison will have installed a provocative writer and thinker who has expressed partisan leanings on several major topics at the head of a mainstream news organization that has long sought to cultivate broader audiences. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025 In Amoeba, the attraction between two of the girls is suggested but deliberately not consummated. Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for consummate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consummate
Adjective
  • After inadvertently amassing a network of specialized experts, the startup has pivoted to hiring highly skilled professionals to train AI models.
    Jaures Yip, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Greenlight Alberta, which its creators say is the first of its kind in Canada, will see local professionals trained in key production roles, as an answer to the growing demand for skilled crew across the country.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • What is surprising is the utter rationalism of her response.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Rather, her photos, documents and collages point to the extreme paucity of surviving evidence and the utter impossibility of a cohesive, factual narrative.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • First published in 1950, Il Cucchiaio d'Argento, published in English by Phaidon as The Silver Spoon, is the ultimate compilation of traditional home-cooking Italian dishes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Still, markets will be closely watching the details of the ultimate agreement, after nearly a year of head-spinning changes to trade and tariff policies between the US and China.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In order to close the youth facilities, new youth facilities in Madison and Milwaukee will have to be completed.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • At one point in the third quarter, Daniels scrambled against a blitz, stopped to throw, then retreated again 14 yards behind the line of scrimmage and completed a pass while getting crushed to the ground.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The skillful craftsmanship of the artists is amazing, and the story is also great.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Sarandos, who in shaping the era’s most successful Big Tech entrant to Hollywood has always been a skillful communicator, gave a telling answer.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Here are some of the absolute best neighborhoods in metro Phoenix for trick-or-treating in 2025.
    Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • This plaid jacket is an absolute standout in fall outerwear—already a best-seller with over 1,000 purchases in the past month.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Try to fit in the maximum amount of storage space.
    Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
  • That is especially worrisome for the kinds of felony charges faced by Rozier, Billups and Jones, who, if convicted, could face maximum prison sentences of decades.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As a result, the Miss Universe Organization revoked her title for breaching contractual obligations by competing in another external pageant before finishing her reign.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Buff the area with a clean, dry cloth to finish.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Consummate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consummate. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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